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I love chocolate, maybe a little too much :), and homemade chocolate is my favorite. It’s very easy to make with just a few ingredients. You can add nuts or/ and raisins and your favorite flavor. You can also make wafer sheets with homemade chocolate.
The secret of the best homemade chocolate is the syrup. It’s a simple syrup, made of sugar and water, but the secret is to boil it till it thickens enough. To test the syrup, put a drop of syrup between your fore-finger and thumb and a thin string should form.

Ingredients for homemade chocolate (for a 24/24cm pan):

Instructions:

Prepare the sugar syrup: put in a small pan sugar and water and bring to a boil. Cook at medium heat till the syrup thickens (4-5 minutes), then make the test. Put a drop of syrup between your fore-finger and thumb and a thin string should form.

Fluffy, moist, but a little crispy on the outside, banana and vanilla flavored – these are the absolutely delicious banana pancakes.
Banana pancakes are the perfect choice for a weekend morning breakfast. They are easy to make, children love them and you can top them with banana slices or other fresh fruits.
I love banana pancakes soaked with caramel or chocolate sauce :)

Who can say no to a buttery, soft, vanilla flavored cookie? And sprinkles, lots of sprinkles :)

These colored and joyful cookies are perfect for kid’s parties or for Christmas. Easy to make with just a few ingredients, confetti cookies are my kid’s favorite cookies. A couple of Confetti Cookies and a glass of milk, that’s all they want.

Ingredients for Confetti Cookies:

Instructions:

Using an electric mixer, mix together soft butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract until creamy.

Mix together flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt in a separate bowl.
Add flour to the butter mixture and mix to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and put in the fridge for 30 minutes – 1 hour (the butter needs time to chill).

After 30 minutes, preheat the oven at 180º C.

Scoop 1 tablespoon of dough and roll into a ball. Roll the ball through rainbow sprinkles to cover lightly.

Put the ball on a baking tray covered with parchment paper.
Repeat with remaining dough. Leave about 2cm between cookies.

Bake confetti cookies for about 10 minutes (or until beginning to brown around the edges).

Let confetti cookies on the parchment paper for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling racks.

Tzatziki is a sauce made of yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, olive oil, fresh dill, lemon juice (or white vinegar) and sometimes fresh mint.
Tzatziki is a refreshing sauce that it’s served cold. It’s very simple to make with a handful of ingredients.
Tzatiki goes well with grilled veggies, chicken or other grilled meats.

I love meatballs, but who doesn’t? :) They are very tasty, easy to make and easy to combine with vegetables, potatoes or rice.
I use to make pork meatballs for my family but this time I wanted to try something different: sesame chicken meatballs.
It was a delicious choice! Sesame chicken meatballs are tastier and healthier than pork patties.

Preparation:

Put in a large bowl minced chicken, bread slices (soaked and squeezed), finely grated and drained onion, crushed garlic, finely grated carrot, 1 egg and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.
Season with salt and pepper and mix well.
Cover the bowl with a foil and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, remove the bowl from the fridge and start making the meatballs.

With slightly wet hands form the meatballs. Roll them through sesame seeds till chicken meatballs are completely covered.

Place meatballs on oiled baking tray.
Bake uncovered for approximately 20 minutes at 190ºC or until cooked through.

Serve sesame chicken meatballs as an appetizer, as a snack or with your favorite side dish.
Enjoy!